Salisbury fuel depot attack

Salisbury fuel depot attack
Part of Rhodesian Bush War
Type	RPG attack
Location	Salisbury, Rhodesia
Target	BP Shell fuel depot
Date	11 December 1978 11:00pm
Executed by	ZANLA
Outcome	17 million gallons of fuel valued at $18 million wiped out A quarter of Rhodesia's fuel reserves destroyed
Casualties	0 killed Unknown injured

The Salisbury fuel depot attack was a raid on the fuel depot in Salisbury's Southerton industrial area on December 11, 1978, during the Rhodesian Bush War. It was claimed by both ZIPRA and ZANLA groups.^[1] The attack resulted in millions of dollars’ worth of damages and the destruction of more than a quarter of Rhodesia's fuel.